<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Lazily wasting my time while I could have started on my summer hw, I noticed that many people advise high school students to take community college classes. Right now I am a rising senior (just finished junior year), and although I would like to take a community college class, I have no time. I was wondering then, would it be worth it to take an internet college course? I tried a search but was unable to find any other people's opinions on this.</p>
<p>Many thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Some internet/correspondence courses are just a joke. You have to be careful.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley extension offers online courses via its extension - and I am sure that other colleges do as well. The UC extension courses offer transferrable college credit - I am sure that if UC recognizes them, then others will as well. These are NOT cheap - the courses cost between $500-$750 apiece, plus you need to buy books. I have no idea of the quality of the course, of course - probably depends on the instructor.</p>
<p>my son did some courses thru U. Texas - Austin that were cheaper than the UC ones. I agree w/ Calmom that quality depends on instructor.
<a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cee/dec%5B/url%5D">www.utexas.edu/cee/dec</a></p>
<p>My son took several college math courses through Stanford's Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY). They provide all the software and I think some homework is gotten online, but you aren't logged on with a prof or other students. You have an assigned "tutor" who is very available by phone, email, etc. These courses worked very well for him, as they were challenging, and allowed him to self pace (altho you have to complete a course within 6 months). Also, you can start on the 1st of any month of the year. Official transcripts were sent to his colleges.</p>